Curtain rod and shade-roller support



Dec. 3, 1929. J. A. WILLIAMS CURTAIN ROD AND SHADE ROLLER SUPPORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 6. 1928 gwuemtoz cl Williams J. A. WILLIAMS CURTAIN RCD AND SHADE ROLLER SUPPORT Dec. 3, 1929.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 6. 1928 gwuentov :ZEh/illiums Dec. 3, 1929 UNHTED STATES PATENT t FlfiE CURTAIN ROD AND SHADE-ROLLER SUPPORT Application filed November 6, 19%.

This invention relates to curtain and shade supports, the general object of the invention being to provide an attachment whereby a plurality of curtains may be supported in different planes across a window or windows and whereby one or more shades may be supported, depending upon the width of the window, upon the same attachment, the attachment being adjustable to accommodate window frames of different widths and to render the device adaptable to be used either with a single window frame or a double window frame.

A further object is to provide a supporting it attachment of this character which may be readily clamped upon the window frame without the necessity of using nails, screws or like attaching devices.

Another object is to provide a device of this character including a pair of supporting brackets having means whereby one or more curtain rods may be detachably engaged therewith and each having a plurality of vertical slots with which the shade roller brackets are engaged adjustably so that the shade roller brackets may be disposed nearer to or further from each other.

A further object is to provide in connection with lateral bracket supporting means intermediate supporting means adapted to engage and clamp upon the pilaster of a double window and upon which brackets are supported for the adjacent ends of two shade rollers.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description;

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of a double window frame with my curtain and shade support applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through one of the curtain rods showing the supporting finger therefor Figure 4e is a section on the line i4; of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one clamp and the curtain rod and shade supporting plate;

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Serial No. 317,670.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the intermediate clamp shade rolier brackets, and intel-mediate curtain rod support.

In the dra ings 1 have illustrated a double window frame having the lateral pilasters A and the intermediate pilaster 13 together with the lintel U. My curtain and shade sup porting attachment comprises two brackets or supporting plates 10 adapted to be disposed in connection with the lintel at the adj acont ends thereof and above the pilasters A. Each of these plates is widened toward its upper portion and vertically slotted as at 11.

The narrow lower end of each plate is riveted, welded, or otherwise attached to a clamping bar 19,, one end of which is hookshaped as at 13 to extend around and engage against one side of the pilaster while the other end is provided with the clamping screw 14. By this means the brackets or supporting plates 10 may be clamped upon the pilaster at any desired height. The upper ends of the plates 10 are formed with three or more integral supporting fingers 15 which extend upward, then outward and then upward. These are adapted to be inserted in openings 16 formed in the upper and lower flanges at the angular ends of the curtain supporting rods 17. These curtain supporting rods are of a kind commonly found. on the market where the rods are formed of two sections and relatively flat and curved at their ends so as to stand out from the window frame. I have illustrated three of these rods 17, the rods being disposed one within the other in spaced relation, each red at its ends being engaged with the appropriate finger 15. These rods are shown as extending entirely across the window frame from one bracket 10 to the other bracket 10.

Coacting with the slots 11 are the shade roller supporting lugs or brackets 18 which are angular in form, each of these brackets having a bolt 19 which extends through one of the slots 11 and has a head on the inside face of the plate or support 10. Obviously the bracket may be adjusted up or down in its appropriate slot and then clamped in its adjusted position or it may be shifted longitudinally on the plates 10 so that its bolt will,

engage with any one of the slots 11. Preferably the inner endrof the bracket is angular as at 20 sot-hat when the bolt 19 engages in the 'slot, the angular end 20 will engage in the .rodsand a shade for an ordinary sized window, where a double window is to be shaded and curtained, it is necessary that some means be provided for supporting the intermediate portions of the curtain rods and inner ends of the two shade rollers. To this end I provide a clamping iron 12 which is constructed in the same manner as the irons 12 and which clamps upon the pilaster B and to which two brackets 21 are riveted, welded or otherwise attached. These brackets at their lower ends are parallel to the face of the pilaster B but the upper ends of the brackets are angularly turned so that they are disposed in a plane at right angles to the plane of the pilaster. These brackets are provided with appropriate openings or recesses for the reception of the gudgeons of the window shade rollers 22. Also attached to the clamping iron 12 at its middle and extending upward therefrom is a supporting rod 23 which at its outer end is bent angularly outward and is formed with a plurality of convolutions 24 each of which is adapted to receive within it and engage with one of the curtain rods 17. Thus the curtain rods are supported at their middle so that they cannot sag and provision is made for the support of the two shade rollers.

Preferably the brackets 21 will be bolted to the clamping iron 12 at 25 so that these brackets may be shifted inward or outward laterally toward or from the brackets 18 to thus provide for an adjustment to take care of shade rollers of different lengths.

It will be seen that with this attachment, I have provided means for the support of a plurality of curtains extending entirely across a double window and provided for the support of two shade rollers one for each window opening. It will be seen that I have likewise provided for the vertical adjustment of the curtain supporting rods and of the shade rollers relative .to the frame of the window. The device provides for the ready attachment or detachment of the curtain rods and for the support of these curtain rods at the middle to prevent sagging and provide for the ready attachment or detachment of the curtain rollers and adjustment to the different lengths of rollers. The attachment may be placed upon the window frame without marring the same. Obviously many details might be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

I claim As an article of manufacture, av support for curtain rods and a shade roller comprising a plate, formed with a plurality of vertical slots, a pilaster or window frame clamping member mounted upon the lower end of the plate and adapted to embrace the window frame and having a screw clamp at one end, the plate at its upper end being formed with a plurality of outwardly offset upwardly extending integral fingers adapted to engage with a plurality of curtain rods, and a shade roller bracket having an angular base portion resting against the outer surface of said plate and having an angu larly disposed lug engageable in any one of the slots of the plate to hold the plate against lateral swinging movement, and a bolt pass ing through the base portion and through one of the slots in the plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

JOSEPH AUSTIN IVILLIAMS. 

